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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
40
Elongation at Break, % 40
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
15
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
55
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
49

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
55
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
1.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
56.5 to 59
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
41 to 43
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010